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J.IL. DOLSON'. BU-GGY BODY. No. 259,270. Patented June 6, 1882.

747172 asses. [RM/725 071 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. DOLSON, OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO PARLIAMER M. THOMAS, OF SAME PLACE.

BUGGY-BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,270, dated June 6, 1882.

Application filed April 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN L. DoLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Charlotte,in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Buggy-Body, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in buggy-bodies, in the construction of which bolts or iron rods are used in connection with the bed-piece and a top railing in place of inside frame-work; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a rail for the top edge of the body to receive the seat and panels 5 second, to afford facilities for the ready construction of bodies for buggies or light wagons; third, to obviate the necessity of the frame-work on the inside of the body. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a detailed View, in perspective, of the end and one-third of both sides, with a sectional view of both ends. Fig.2representsasection of the top rail. Fig. 3 represents the bolt used in constructing the body, and passes through the rail A, the panel B, and the bedpiece (1, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a section of the body in process of construction.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The rail A, the panel B, the bed-piece G, and the bolt or rod E constitute the various parts of the body.

The bed-piece O is cut of any desirable length, and rabbeted on the inside for the purpose of receiving the bottom boards, the ends being either mitered or square. Holes are then bored through the bed-piece before mentioned, as at as in Fig. 4., at even intervals, for receiving the bolts.

The panels B B are cut with a quarter-molding, W, in Fig. 1, on the lower edge, forming a solid and substantial corner and footing, and are of the same length of the bed-pieces G O, with holes bored vertically through them, as

at y in Fig. 4, to correspond with the holes in the bed-pieces O 0, last mentioned.

The top rails, A A, are cut of a uniform length with thepanels B B and bed-pieces O (J, 0 with holes bored at corresponding intervals, as 2 z 2, Fig. 4, rabbeted on the bottom for receiving the panel B, and also rabbeted on the top for receiving the seat, as shown in Fig. 2.

.I first place together the bed-pieces O 0, as before described, upon which I place the panels B B, so as to receive the rails A A, first covering the edges and joints with white lead or paint, holding them all in place by clamps, brads, or frame-work, as desirable. Then 1 6o drive the bolts E E, Fig. 1, through the holes 2 z 2, as shown in Fig. 4, and securely and snugly fasten them with the wrench. It is also intended to use an inside corner-iron, F, Fig. 1, and an outside corner-iron, G, also Fig. 1, to 6 secure and strengthen the corners of the body, the corner-pieces to be fastened by means of three rivets passing through both inside and outside corners and the ends of the panel B, as at a. a a, all in Fig. 1, thus forming a ready, 7o convenient, strong, durable bod y, easy of construction, in which all the parts can be got out by machinery, therefore being of great utility in saving labor and cost in material.

I am aware that prior to myinvention bodies for buggies and light wagons have been put together by means of bolts. .1 therefore do not claim a patent for the art of so constructing bodies; but

hat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A buggy or light wagon body in which the top rail is rabbeted on the bottom for receiving the panel and on the top for receiving the seat, and a panel with solid molding or head, being part of the panel, thereby forming a solid and substantial bearing, substantially as described and set forth.

' JOHN L. DOLSON.

Witnesses:

GHAs. J. GRIER, It. W. SMITH. 

